PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md., Oct. 30 (UPI) — Police in Washington, D.C., stated they arrested an Uber driver accused of kidnapping and assaulting a female passenger who had blacked out at a bar.

Detectives with the Prince George’s County police in Maryland consider Westagne Pierre, 29, of Greenbelt, Va., picked up the sufferer on the night time of Oct. 18, and as an alternative of dropping her off at her residence in Fairfax County, Va., drove her to the Budget Inn in College Park, Md. He was arrested Thursday on costs of kidnapping, assault and for fraudulently utilizing the sufferer’s bank card.

Police say he checked into the lodge utilizing his personal info and carried her to the lodge room. Then, Pierre allegedly left the room and used the sufferer’s bank card to make a $14 buy at a close-by 7-Eleven, police said.

Motel surveillance video exhibits the driver went to the foyer and paid for a room.

Esteban Gergely, an lawyer for Pierre, stated his shopper says the lady consented to go to the lodge.

Gergely stated Pierre was launched after paying $250 in bond, which was lowered considerably from the $150,000 to be initially posted.

“The facts of the case are very peculiar and they fall extremely short of being incriminating,” Gergely stated. “There were no facts in the statement of charges that suggested he did any injury or trauma.”

Uber confirmed Friday that the corporate eliminated the driver from the app as soon as the rider reported considerations to the corporate on Oct. 19.

“This is deeply upsetting,” Uber spokeswoman Brooke Anderson stated to The Washington Post. “The driver has been banned from the app and we have been working closely with police to support the investigation.”